Engin SPA-2000 Upgrades

EDIT: This is mostly obsolete now – as it is over 5 years old. It is kept here for historical reference and in case it helps someone with an issue.

This is the collection of information I have posted on Whirlpool’s forum for VoIP. As you may or not know, Engin had a marketing promotion that had them selling a version of the Sipura SPA-2000 for $50. The down side of this, was that the unit would only connect to them on Line 1, and be locked out of any other configuration changes on Line 1. Line 2 however, could be used for just about anything you like. For people like me who just wanted to interface a single cordless phone into their own Asterisk system, that was fine.

Then came the problem of firmware upgrades.

The engin boxes will only take config options and upgrade from Engin’s own servers. This makes it quite annoying to upgrade your unit if you’re not an engin customer. Below is a quick guide on how to upgrade firmware on an engin locked SPA-2000. I will assume that you already have access to your SPA-2000 via a web browser, and not cover the basic information.

In all instructions, substitute x.x.x.x with the IP address of your SPA-2000.